The Torleite Formation is a geologic formation and Lagerstätte in Germany.Chellouche et al., in Reitner et al., 2013, p.29 It preserves fossils dating to the Kimmeridgian stage of the Jurassic period.Torleite Formation at Fossilworks.org Animals recovered from the formation include the small theropod dinosaur Sciurumimus, the ctenochasmatid pterosaur Balaenognathus, and the extinct bony fish Anaethalion.

Fossil content

The following fossils have been reported from the formation:

Crocodylomorphs Alligatorium franconicum (=Neosuchia indet.) Cricosaurus bambergensisSachs et al., 2019 Dakosaurus maximusRauhut et al., 2012 Cricosaurus sp.

Dinosaurs Juravenator starki Sciurumimus albersdoerferi

Pterosaurs

Balaenognathus maeuseri

Turtles Eurysternum wagleri

Rhynchocephalians

Sphenofontis velserae

Fish Anaethalion sp. Leptolepides sp. Leptolepis sp. Pholidophorus sp. Pleuropholis sp.

See also

List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Germany

References Citations

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